THE ORCHID REVIEW. 201 
AN AMATEUR’S NOTES. 
Last month 1 neglected to put my notes together until too late, and now 
there is already an appreciable falling off in the number of showy things in 
flower. Cattleya Mossie and C. Mendelii are being replaced by C. 
Gaskelliana and C. Warneri, both very beautiful, though the latter appears 
to be comparatively rare. C. Aclandiz is also flowering well, and is a 
handsome little plant. Lelia purpurata is also being replaced by the 
handsome L. tenebrosa, which is now common. There is a good deal of 
variation in the depth of colour of the flowérs, but the beautiful yellow 
forms still remain rare. Dendrobiums are now largely over, but the 
beautiful D. Falconeri forms an exception, and D. Phalaenopsis is coming 
on in increased numbers ; at a time when it is very useful. D. formosum, 
of course, is now flowering splendidiy, together with D. chrysotoxum and 
a few others, among which the pretty little D. Jenkinsii must be included. 
Ccelogyne Schilleriana is another handsome little plant just now flowering 
well, together with C. Massangeana. 
The remarkable Nanodes Meduse, with its deeply fringed lip and lurid 
purple colour, is now one of the most interesting objects in the house, and 
beside it are several plants of Epidendrum vitellinum bearing many of its 
handsome spikes, and E. atropurpureum. Calanthe x Dominii invariably 
flowers well at this season, and remains in perfection for several weeks. 
A good plant with several strong spikes is a really striking object, and it is 
one of the easiest to grow into a good specimen. It is further interesting 
as the first of artificial hybrids. Broughtonia sanguinea, Anguloa Clowesii, 
and Vanda suavis are also flowering freely. y 
Miltonia vexillaria is still making a good show, together with M. 
hal psi Od gl too, are well represented, and include, 
among others, various forms of O. crispum, O. maculatum, O. cordatum, 
and O. x Coradinei. Oncidium crispum is now at its best, and its great 
panicles of rich brown flowers are very effective. O. Lanceanum is also 
flowering well, and two or three of the smaller yellow kinds. Aérides 
Fieldingii and Rhynchostylis retusa are now bearing their long drooping 
spikes, resembling a fox’s brush, which has led to the former being called 
the Fox-brush Aérides. The handsome Phaius Humblotii is also flowering 
well in the warm house, together with Stanhopea inodora, S. oculata, and 
S. Wardii, which are very handsome while they last. : p : 
Among Cypripediums may be mentioned C. superbiens, Stonet 
Curtisii, Parishii, Vol Li barbatum, and several 
hybrids, as among those making the best show. The above does not by 
any means exhaust the list of Orchids in flower, but includes the majority 
of those which are most conspicuous at the present time. 
. AMATEUR. 
